Hawken devs 'exploring' melee weapons, decals and spectator system

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A straw poll of PC Gamer writers suggests that the one thing better than being a giant robot is being a giant robot with a giant knife . Our combined psychic powers have clearly bent reality to our will, as it seems that mech-based multiplayer game Hawken may just be getting melee weapons in the near future.

He also talks about further improvements and additions to the game: counter-measures are to be iterated upon, without ever making them pay-to-win; the server browser is to be re-implemented in an improved form and matchmaking continually tweaked; and a spectator system is to be rolled out along with tournament support and balancing changes.

Lalli also describes plans to introduce decals and clan insignias, but holds back from promising full-customisation: "Player-created custom designs are a little harder to implement. At the moment I think it would require too much oversight on our end, to avoid offensive material."

We'll be bringing you the full interview tomorrow.